Man climbes electric pole in a protest and demands to speak with the president

BUCHAREST | A man is protesting for 3 hours now on a pole in the intersection Leo, Cotroceni area, the official residence of the Romanian president Basescu. The protester wants to talk to President Traian Basescu, because his computer broke.

Man protests at Cotroceni because his laptop broke shortly after its purchase and the police advised him to notify Consumer Protection. He was not satisfied with the police response and decided to protest at the Cotroceni Palace and climbed up on a pole. He wants to be heard by President Traian Basescu or his spokesman. Bucharest is not at its first protest of this kind. The police are there and try to persuade him to return to earth.